LL Cool J has claimed that Drake was not smart in choosing to beef with Kendrick Lamar.
Speaking with Hot 97’s TT Torrez, the rap legend — who was no stranger to feuds back in the day — was unequivocal in who he thought came out on top in the battle.
“Kendrick won the battle. I mean, come on. That’s obvious. That’s a no-brainer,” he said. “And listen, I like Drake. I love his music, he’s a cool dude. We don’t know each other but I like his music. I’m happy for him and everything.”
He added: “But, you know, Kendrick… that might have been a bad choice.”
LL also talked about how the feud will be remembered: “I respect both of them. It was great for Hip Hop culture, don’t get it twisted. Both of their names will be etched in history because of it.
“Even us just talking about it now is etching it into history. Both of them are super talented, they both did great. It ain’t like Drake completely and utterly played himself; he just wasn’t quite as good in that particular battle with Kendrick.
“But he’s a very incredible, talented artist. I like him but Kendrick did his thing.”
LL Cool J echoed this sentiment in a previous interview with Bootleg Kev.
“I thought it was great for Hip Hop,” he said of the beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. “I thought it was the right thing. I thought they both did well, they held their own.
“I thought that Kendrick won, but I thought that Drake, by no means did he embarrass himself or have anything to hold his head down about.”
LL continued: “He did his thing, he showed up and I think his fans can feel comfortable wit that. […] The key to that stuff is as a long as it doesn’t distract you from your ultimate goal, it’s a wonderful thing to participate in. I love it.”
LL is also celebrating the upcoming release of his first album in over a decade.
The 56-year-old released the first single from the currently untitled project, “Saturday Night Special,” last month and enlisted Rick Ross and Fat Joe for guest verses.
The album, produced entirely by fellow Hip Hop icon and Queens, New York native Q-Tip, is set to drop this fall.
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LL made the worst choice – frying his career thinking any cares about his 60 year old geriatric ass. You a gangsta now Todd? Don’t worry we gone test that – we all know you a bitch like the rest of them. Been on the payroll for years just like Biz and JMJ. Fuck you and the rest of you hip hop frauds.
I’m mad that LL Cool J didn’t change his name to ML(Men Love) Cool J
Stfu, Greg.
you know nothing – last week it was a joke. this week stop the violence. maybe just leave it alone. nobody gone run us. every last gang clown is going down. with all due respect fuck ur momma 😂
90 percent of the garbage posted on this absolute joke of a website is about fruitcake Drake. LIKE LITERALLY 90 PERCENT! To the entire non-credible, fraudulent, embarrassing, laughable, corny, cringy, retarded DuncecapD/X SHIT STAFF: YOU SUPER SLOW SH0RT BUS RIDERS HAVE ALREADY REACHED YOUR OVER RATED AF FRUIT CAKE DRAKE QUOTA FOR THE MONTH LIKE 693 IRRELEVANT AZZ ARTICIES AGO. STUCK ON STUPID AZZ MFERS GET DRAKE’S BUTT HOLE OUT OF YOUR MOUTHS AND GO GET REAL FUCKING JOBS WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY MAKE SOME REAL MONEY AND NOT LAUGHED AT BY EVERYONE EVERY SINGLE DAY THE WAY YOU DICKHEADS DO NOW. THIS WHOLE RET@RDED TR@SH STAFF ARE THE POSTER LOSERS FOR WHAT N0T TO BE IN LIFE. It doesn’t get anymore pathetic than this gay goofy Sam the cringy super simp Boore.
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Emotions aside, bias aside, black pride aside. Family Matters was the best song, Drake is a better artist. But they won’t give it to him, so he in a no win situation, same way Action Bronson is better than Ghost. But the Black pride and bias won’t let you admit it. Sometimes in life you in a lose lose
Opions are like A-holes everybody has one.
Ummm Ghost is better than Action Bronson and I’m a fan of both. I think Action would say the same thing.
It’s funny how all y’all was listening to Gods Plan and KeKe a year ago and now Drake is trash because some other rapper don’t like him. Dudes is really brainless bandwagon jumping groupies.